Should Wall Tiles Go On Before Floor Tiles

It isn t critical whether you install flooring or paint the walls first in an empty gutted room but there are a few reasons why installing the flooring first might eliminate potential problems.

Should wall tiles go on before floor tiles.

I agree with teetor and others on this except for the grout to the wall part. This may result in cracked tile. If you tile the floor first you may accidentally damage the new floor by dropping things on it. And that can t happen if the wall tiles are already installed.

One camp says that the wall and floor tiles should complement each other but should not match. However they are perfectly durable and easy to maintain for wall installations. Wall tiles are thinner than floor tiles and therefore should not be used on floors lest they crack due to foot traffic. Leave a gap between tile and wall covered by the base or you could wind up with tenting of the tile.

Always install the ceramic tile floor before installing the wall baseboard trim. Latex primer similar to paint seals plywood and helps peel and stick tiles adhere better. Makes for a clean transition from the tile to cabinets there will be no need for a grout line at the base of the cabinets which runs the risk of moisture wicking up into the wood of the cabinets. Makes the tile installation much easier due to not needing to cut the tiles around the base of the cabinets.

But either way works. Before or after floor tile. The wall tiles should overlap the floor. Normally this area is underneath the baseboard trim.

This is because matching floor and wall tiles make a room feel smaller and more closed up. Expansion joints in the floor. However professional tilers will disagree with this. If the floor is let s say 2x2 tiles it s easier to bring the wall tile over the small tiles than it is to cut the small tiles to match the wall.

And what angus said. Before priming spread floor leveling compound over seams and screw hole depressions scraping off the.